Frostbite Chironomid

Frostbite Chironomid

contributed by Peter Chatt

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Materials

HeadWhite or pearl coloured metal bead
ThreadBlack 8/0
RibFine red wire
BodyHolographic Fly Fiber, red/silver
Over body#19 grey frostbite
ThoraxPeacock herl

Notes

Peter Chatt developed this chironomid after a Leighton Lake camper showed him chrome-bodied chironomids with a red butt that looked slightly grey. The fly wraps a chrome holographic underbody with red butt, then a grey Frostbite overbody to tone it down. The article describes it as a chironomid pattern and notes that a neighbour had good success with it, but it does not give specific fishing instructions.